xiv, 328 pages : 24 cm

"The story of one of the most remarkable women of the medieval world, as you have never read it before. In Joan of Arc : a history, Helen Castor tells this gripping story afresh: forwards, not backwards. Instead of an icon, she gives us a living, breathing woman confronting the challenges of faith and doubt, a roaring girl who, in fighting the English, was also taking sides in a bloody civil war. We meet this extraordinary girl amid the tumultuous events of her extraordinary world where no one--not Joan herself, nor the people around her, princes, bishops, soldiers or peasants--knew what would happen next"--Provided by publisher

"Originally published in England in 2014 by Faber & Faber"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-314) and index

Cast of characters -- Family trees -- Maps -- Introduction: "Joan of Arc" -- Prologue: The field of blood -- Part One. Before. This war, accursed of God ; Like another Messiah ; Desolate and divided -- Part Two. Joan. The maid ; Like an angel from God ; A heart greater than any man's ; A creature in the form of a woman ; I will be with you soon ; A simple maid ; Fear of the fire -- Part Three. After. Those who called themselves Frenchmen ; She was all innocence -- Epilogue: "Saint Joan."

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